Netherlands, Dordrecht Jeton 1596 The rejection of Spanish peace proposals & the executions of Egmond and Horne EF-

Netherlands, Dordrecht, 1596 — Jeton on the rejection of Spanish peace proposals, recalling the executions of Egmond and Horne

Obverse
A soldier stands watch on a crenellated gate tower, carrying a firearm over his shoulder. A lantern projects from the tower at left; adjoining walls and buildings appear at right. Above, the date is divided by a rose: 15 [rose] 96.

Legend: VIGILANDO · PAX · FIRMATVR

Reverse
An execution scene surrounded by armed soldiers. In the foreground, an executioner raises his sword over a kneeling prisoner; a decapitated body and detached head lie nearby. Behind them stands a clerical figure holding a leafy branch, identified in the catalogued interpretation as Cardinal-Archduke Albert. A rose divides the inscription above.

Legend: SIMVLATA · PAX · EXITIVM · PARIT

Specifications
- Weight: 5,9 g.
- Diameter: 29.5 mm.
- Date: 1596.
- References: Dugniolle, Le jeton historique des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas, III, 3393; Van Loon, Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen, I, p. 477, no. 2; Tas, 540 rekenpenningen, 310; Mitchiner, Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, 2496.

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